Daily Republican., 1887-12-28
STARTING TUE wHEEIs

sEAhtiNG Tue WHEELS.
j WovH Resumed by Strikers all uver ~,
ssstsm-A B'g Days Work In Remoy
ing Goal Cars.
Wofk was reSu med In all psr,s of th
Philadtlphia aud Reading Railros,
system yesterday by emp!oy es who bar
been on strike since Friday last. ard h,
non union men who had been emnlov
60, In many IL Stances, to take the place,
o. strikers. As early Ms 8 O'Clock on
Monday night this strikers had bsgur
70 feel uneasy over the reports emanat
Ing from officials Of tbs com psny 10 m,
effect that the strike had been settled
A largo number OF non. union men,
and numbers Of mem bers of the Bra.
therhood Of Locomotive Engineers and
Firemen, avAiled themselves of ths
oompany's offer, posted by Gsneral
Manager MI Lsod, en- Sunday, and an.
piled for work.
| PROTECTION TO NON UNION MEN,
As the day wore on, orders beoap IN
60 out from the general office OF this
fhiladelphia and Railing Railroad
Company, which showed that the com.
pany felt Itself msster Of the situation.
and proposed to deal With the men tsken
back into its employ In bushes ike
way, without regard to the strenetb
OF any orgnniz alton to which they
might bslopg.
One Of the frs. Of these was as fol.
lows: "
"PHILADELpHIA, Des. 9th. 1887.
A. ~
Dear sir: The strike ordered from Port
hichmond has developed the fact that
many OF our old and faithful em o loy es
have been compelled by Others TO Ioin
tne organisation known Nc the X al ghts
OF Labor. While the Readiug Il abroad
COMPANY has never objected to its EN-
ployes Voluntarily connecting them
selves with any labor orRanizat!on they
may see ht to join, 1t will proteot
them ut all hazard and at any cost from
bsipg forced into any union where sir
own wish would be to remain free: and
any employe OF this company, or Of the
coal and iren company, guilty Of using
Any undue or improper influence upon
any oil our men 10 force them to join
any society aeainst their free will, will,
upon proof furnished us, be Instantly
diemissed from our service aud never
allowed TO return TO Il; and any em
ploye furnishing such information will
be fully protected from any harm by
reason thereof. Please give this notice
to the general superintendent, with
orders that II be repeated TO the head of
every department OF the railroad and
coal and iron company.
"Very respectfully,
AUSTIN CoRBIE. President.
:: :S4si;s :; ~ s4ss%sss ssssis sss Receivers.
u. A. 5wRIGARD, ESQ General
Sir: Please fur
nish all heads Of departments with q |
;vYS Of this notice and see that 1t IL
fully carried ont. |
"A. A. MCLEOD, General Manager"
NOTHING TO ARBITRATE
Another nctice which was posted ex.
around Port RichHond and
other places read:
II have been misrepresented as "a
voring arbitration. Such o coarse has
never been contemplated for o moment.
There 10 nothing to arbitrate, nothing
10 discuss even, aud any men desiring
10 retain their places must return i'm
or their place will be flled
With others. 'I. A. SwEIGABD,
General superintendent"
A still further notice, which related
% the employment Of hands, and which
,sme from General Manager McLsod,
was M follows:
"The report that the Reading CON-
,any had agreed TO Arbitrate with its {
'triking employees 10 absolutely false.
There 10 nothing 10 discuss, much less
% arbitrate. The men discharged were
lot and will not be taken back. The /
lew men m.loyed when the old ones
vent out will not be discharged to
make room for the old ones, and ell the
after have been notified that II they
lesire 10 retain their places they must F.,
eturn to work Immediately and uncor-
litionally, and oil have returned under
hat order 80 far as places were left for
hem. Besides, tho leaders at Port
Richmond that brought on the strike
ave been discharged, and will not be
'llowed again In the company's ss!-
'ice."
THE COMPANY MEANS BUSINESS.
A question having arisen as to the
tatuy Of the union and non. union men
Vho sought work at PORT Richmond,
ieneral Manager Mcleod Issued the
ollowing order to the superintendent In
barge at that place:
''Any new men you take on to take
be places Of old men must be protected I
{ all hazards. They will remain In
he employ OF the company 30 long as
hey obey orders ard perform tho du-
les assigned them" If
One OF the last notices was addressed .
o all division superintendents, and was |
3 follows: {
"All divisIona are practically In ,
vorking order. By night II lie believed I
hat every train will be moved. Ii {
here ever was strike 1t is practically J
nded. 1 am greatly gratified TO see {
ow loyal to the company the men have 9
roved. :.
IA. A. MOL EoD, General Manager
COAL HANDLERS AT WORK AGAIN
The order to return to work having
,t en- widely circulated In Port Rich Z
nond, there was an almost general re- {
umption Of work on the coal piers be- Z
ore the day closed. Z
Superintendent Keim, who was I
,retty we'll worn ont on account OF the I
OF the last few days, said that !
learly ell OF the men had gone back TO J
Vork on the coal piers. {
About seven -sighths Of the old hands )
ook their former places OF tho round
ouse at Richmond Station. U. W.
|tager, assistant superintendent OF the q
aain Line Division, said the day haa
een m unusually busy one and that +
he cars were being moved at rapid
ate ali along the line. Precautions had
een taken against an effective blockade
70 said by side tracking empty cars